...the VM error message is as follows:
kvm: -device vfio-pci,host=0000:03:00.0,id=hostpci0,bus=ich9-pcie-port-1,addr=0x0,rombar=0: vfio 0000:03:00.0: failed to setup container for group 29: Failed to set iommu for container: Operation not permitted
TASK ERROR: start failed: QEMU exited with code 1